Friday, 7 October 2011

Mr Inspiration decided to return...and in fine style...after a morning at Dressmaking Class with the lovely sarah i came home and decided to take the bull by the horns and go for it...what do you think:

i bought this chair about a year ago, from the Salvation Army Shop and it's been sitting waiting for some inspiration to come along and turn it into something a bit 'nicer'...i asked Head of Finance what he thought i could do to make it look a bit 'better'...he said "i don't care as long as you make it look like it doesn't belong in an old folks home and smells of wee"...nice eh...

and then i rememberd i had this book...and there...on the front...was the picture i had been waiting for...so i headed for the sewing machine this afty...

and here it is so far...

the fabric i made the cushions out of is green and white stripe - this doesn't really show on this picture, but it's a lovely green and heavy weight...and i got it for a snip off ebay...a whole roll of it...i just need to put some funky fabric on the bit under the cushions - this will need a staple gun i think...

i'm really pleased with the re-vamp..and i guess in about 40 minutes when the little people come home from school and start chucking the cushions around the room, it will bring a smile to my face as an old piece of furniture comes back to life...

Tuesday, 4 October 2011

it's been a while since you've been round these parts...i've noticed that sometimes you stay for a day or two and sometimes you stay longer, and thats nice, but over the last couple of weeks i've not see you at all...where are you?...please come back soon...i'm missing you...

About Me

i am a stay at home mum with 3 rather gorgeous children - Zak is 8 and twins Reuben and Tallulah are 5...we live in a very nice, not too big, not too small (and slightly wonky) victorian house in Norfolk...we have been 'doing up' the house for 8 years now...i love it, i really do, i like to change bits and bobs to suit my mood (frequently) and i don't ever think it will be a 'finished project'...but hey, when it comes to interiors, thats just not my style!